Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 11 July 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion
1:30 pm
Ms Alma Walsh:
I will just add to that response. There is a balance to be struck between the role of the framework versus the role of the national development plan. Language is included in there to try to ensure that in terms of the environmental assessment piece, it is not an exhaustive list in terms of any projects that are mentioned. There is a specific caveat in regard to that on page 1 where the vision is set out. It is a balance between what has already been through a planning process, specifically through environmental assessment, and where a commitment has been made versus some of the other longer-term pieces. Projects are mentioned in this document that do not have planning permission. I will leave it there.
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